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In 2013 summer movie season, the studios rolled out their biggest pictures.
Sequels(续集) and series
Once again sequels and series made up a big part of the summer offerings. Iron Man 3 finds billionaire and superhero Tony Stark traveling to China. There he faces the terrorist mastermind(决策者).
Science-fiction fans eagerly awaited Star Trek Into Darkness, the 12th film in the Star Trek series. In it, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew must hunt down the villain(坏人)responsible for Starfleet's destruction.
Sully and Mike of Monsters, Inc. return in Monsters University, which tells of the pair's days at the University of Fear. Their initial dislike of each other slowly becomes respect and, eventually, friendship.
Another animated(动画的) offering, Despicable Me 2, finds Gru, his three adopted daughters and his band of assistants taking on a dangerous villain.
More animated offerings
In Epic, teenager Mary Katherine is magically transported to a deep forest where a battle between good and evil is taking place. She joins a group of strange characters who are fighting to save their world.
The animated 3D adventure Turbo follows the adventures of a snail whose goal is to win the Indianapolis 500.
Action and adventure
Pacific Rim tells of a team of humans who pilot giant robots in a worldwide battle against an alien attack.
Real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith costar in After Earth, the story of a father and son who crash land on planet Earth.
In the action-drama White House Down, Channing Tatum stars as a Secret Service agent trying to save the U.S. president.
Those wanting more stories shouldn't miss the latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Gatsby in this tragic romance.
With so many great titles to see, film fans spent many hours experiencing danger, drama and laughter from the comfort of a theater seat.